明尼苏达州务卿办公室回应索马里语电视选民指南争议：称外联介绍准确、遭网上曲解
明尼苏达州亨内平县明尼阿波利斯市，围绕州选民外联主任梅拉妮·黑泽利普在索马里语电视节目中介绍投票方式的争议，州务卿办公室作出回应称，黑泽利普介绍的是明尼苏达州选举法的准确信息，属于面向社区的常规选民外联工作，其言论在网上遭到曲解和歪曲。按明尼苏达州选举法，投票人必须是美国公民；州务卿办公室表示，其目标是让每一位符合资格的明尼苏达选民了解如何投票、在哪里投票。
争议源于黑泽利普10月26日接受索马里语电视采访的片段。她在节目中说，已经登记的选民到提前投票点不需要携带任何证件，投票点通常设在县政府办公室或市政厅，明尼阿波利斯等较大辖区还在图书馆、社区中心等地设有更多投票点；尚未登记的选民仍有选择，可携带已更新的明尼苏达州身份证件，或按州务卿网站所列文件清单办理当日登记。
这段视频经社交媒体账号转发后获得约75万次观看，引发部分网民质疑，认为介绍没有当场强调公民身份要求。州务卿办公室则表示，办公室每年都向数百个无党派社区团体提供选举法信息与资源，黑泽利普的介绍符合州法，所谓「无需证件」仅针对登记状态有效、已在册的选民；当日登记仍须提供居住证明等文件。选举日为11月3日星期二。
（来源：保守派研究所）
Minnesota Secretary of State's Office Responds to Somali-Language TV Voter Guide Dispute, Calling Its Outreach Accurate and Misrepresented Online
In Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, the Secretary of State's office has responded to a dispute over voter outreach director Melanie Hazelelip's appearance on a Somali-language television program explaining how to vote, saying Hazelelip gave an accurate account of Minnesota election law as part of routine community outreach and that her remarks were misrepresented online. Under Minnesota election law, voters must be U.S. citizens; the office said its goal is for every eligible Minnesota voter to know how and where to vote.
The dispute stems from a clip of Hazelelip's October 26 interview on Somali-language television. She explained that registered voters need not bring any identification to an early voting site, that voting sites are usually at county government offices or city halls, and that larger jurisdictions such as Minneapolis also have sites at libraries and community centers; unregistered voters could still register on the same day with an updated Minnesota ID or documents from the list on the Secretary of State's website.
After social media accounts shared the clip, it drew about 750,000 views and criticism from some users who said the presentation did not emphasize the citizenship requirement on the spot. The office said it provides election-law information and resources to hundreds of nonpartisan community groups every year, that Hazelelip's presentation complied with state law, and that the "no ID" point applies only to voters whose registration is already valid and on the rolls; same-day registration still requires proof of residence and other documents. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
(Source: Conservative Institute)
来源：保守派研究所
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图片来源：图：明尼苏达州议会大厦。Michael Barera 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: the Minnesota State Capitol. By Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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